The single most expensive bottle of wine you've had...

[Superfly]

Poll question: The single most expensive bottle of wine you've had...

What is the single most expensive bottle of wine you've had.

Scond question...was it worth it?

[madrchsod]

1. yes

[TXlib]

2. Yes.

I'm just happy I didn't have to pay for it.

[LynneSin]

3. I didn't buy it and I peed it out about 3 hours later

not sure if it was worth the money but it tasted good going in!

[Superfly]

4. 1999 Quintessa

$125 per bottle. Disappointing. Very alcohol forward and tight.

2001 Conundrum last night at $22 per bottle. Very disappointing. I think my disappointment stemmed from the preconceived notions I had of this wine as a result of the omnipresent hype. I was expecting an orgasm in a bottle and instead just had a nice wine.

[northzax]

5. that I paid for? or someone else

NOte, I work in the wine business...)

That I paid for, Cristal, $300, not worth it.

That I didn't pay for? an early 60's Chateau Y'Quem. it was old. it was probably a little too old. it was made when Abraham Lincoln was president. it was bought at auction for about 18,000 bucks.

[Bridget Burke]

6. Yes

Murphy-Goode Snake Eyes Zinfandel. Category #2.

Thought it would be even better than their Liar's Dice Zinfandel (Category #1). It was--but that was a special occasion.

[Beaker]

7. does cognac count?

if so, it was the bottle of louis tre' that I won when I was waitin' tables. I think it was around $700/bottle...maybe more.
it was $50/shot on the menu(but I could sell after-dinner drinks off the cart like no one else).
I gave the crystal decanter to a girlfriend who thought it was 'pretty'.

[EXE619K]

8. Three: most memorable.

1971 Staatliches Weinguter - Erbacher Marcobrunn TBA
(I thought it kicked Yquem right outta the watta!)

1975 Ch. Latour a Pomerol
(Best older Right bank Gironde)

1966 Hospice de Beaune - Cuvee Brunet
(best older Burgundy)

[TrogL]

9. The one from my failed wine business

Opened it up to sample it, an hour later got sick and spent the next two days in the bathroom.

Secondary fermentation had spoiled the entire batch. $20,000 down the drain.

[OneBlueSky]

10. 1961 Chateau Lafite . . .

don't know what it's worth, but it's a lovely wine . . . have about a half dozen more bottles, along with a half dozen 1961 Chateau Latour . . . jealous? . . . :)

[northzax]

14. well, if you're really interested

assuming they're 750's? roughly 2500 a pop.

and yes, they are supposed to be fabulous.

[Whitacre D_WI]

15. This is a SHARING community.

We SHARE here.



So make with the sharing, dammit!

[NerdzRuleDaWorld]

11. Other

I'm only 19 so I do not drink alcohol. I did have some when my class took a trip to Germany, but it was just one glass.

[MissMillie]

12. Couldn't tell ya

Because I didn't pay for it. I'm sure it was at a party. The host had a VERY impressive wine cellar. He served two white wines w/ appetizers, 2 reds w/ dinner and 2 champagnes w/ dessert. He had us score the wines against each other.

It was a fun party.

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[Whitacre D_WI]

16. Several in the $100-$200 range.

All were worth it. Not a one was corked (lucky me).


Had some miserable failures in the $50-$100 range, though. Some corked; some overpriced, overoaked crap Chards; some decent $20 wines that weren't worth the hype.

Actually, I tend to do better (more consistently) in the $20-$50 range than $50-$100. I suppose it doesn't seem so bad when the juice doesn't live up to expectations.

And there are several damn nice bottles in the under-$10 range (made with real grapes!) that could have sold for twice the money.



All in all, the love of wine is a lifelong oddysey of discovery, disappointment, and delight. Bottoms up!